2014 – Why the Ride Isn’t Over!

By David Nelson, CFA Gordon Gekko – “This is your wakeup call pal. Go to work.” It’s 6:30 am Wednesday, January 1st 2014 and I can’t get my mind off Gekko’s call to Bud Fox in the movie “Wall Street.” Obviously, I didn’t make it to Times Square last night, so I decided to start […]

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Before the Bell – The Budget Deal – The Taper & Canaries in the Coal Mine (BLK, AMP, IVZ)

Budget Deal – Last night Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray announced a deal on the budget, avoiding a government shutdown in 2014. It certainly isn’t the “grand bargain” many have talked about and it doesn’t address tax reform which I believe is an imperative to any final solution that hopes to grow the […]

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